Rocket Richard believed brother Henri was key in Canadiens' Cup dynasty
Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week in his "Voices From the Past" feature, Fischler shares conversations he had with Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice "Rocket" Richard about their dynasty in the 1950s. We also had a new coach in Toe Blake, who succeeded Dick Irvin and created a whole new and better atmosphere." "Playing alongside Henri and Dickie, I weighed over 200 pounds and I weighed only 160 when I started playing pro hockey....
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Jean Beliveau
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